Startups

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  Startups

  Egypt’s Cameo-like celebrity shoutout platform, Minly, raises $3.6 million seed

  Michael Ajifowoke

  28th June 2021

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  Startups

  Taptap Send, a free remittance transfer service targeting Africa, raises $13.4 million Series A

  Michael Ajifowoke

  24th June 2021

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  Startups

  Google earmarks $6 million to support African tech startups and women-led businesses

  Michael Ajifowoke

  24th June 2021

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  FinTech, Most Read, Startups

  Chaka becomes the first startup to receive SEC license for digital stock trading in Nigeria

  Alexander Onukwue

  23rd June 2021

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  Companies, Startups

  Banks and startups need to partner for growth but who can solve the risks involved?

  Alexander Onukwue

  17th June 2021

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  Guest Post, Startups

  In-house vs. Agency: What tech startups can learn from the biggest question of the corporate world

  Guest Author

  16th June 2021

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  FinTech, Startups

  Mono receives $2 million investment from Kuda CEO, Lateral Capital, others

  Alexander Onukwue

  24th May 2021

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  FinTech, Startups

  Maviance raises $3m from MFS Africa to digitize financial services across Central Africa

  Alexander Onukwue

  11th May 2021

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  Business, Startups, Venture Capital

  With $25,000 each, FirstCheck is helping African women in tech rise above misrepresentation

  Bright Azuh

  25th January 2021

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  Startups

  Why is uLesson leaving Jos?

  Daniel Adeyemi

  7th December 2020

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  Ecosystem, Features, Mobility, Ridesharing, Startups

  What’s Bolt doing about the increasing harassment complaints?

  Daniel Adeyemi

  25th November 2020

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  Startups

  What we learnt from WeJapa about investigating startups for misconduct

  Alexander Onukwue

  3rd November 2020

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  Startups

  Built for trendy Nigerian Gen Z users, Abeg app’s growth may lie in SME adoption

  Alexander Onukwue

  6th October 2020

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  People, Startups

  Building from Ground Up: Come learn from the experiences of Africa’s most successful tech entrepreneurs

  Olanrewaju Odunowo

  22nd September 2020

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  Business, Internet, Mobile, News, Products, Startups

  Why Nigeria is a growth opportunity for Audiomack

  Abubakar Idris

  23rd July 2020

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  Healthcare, Startups

  Kenyan MumsVillage and BabyBliss Nigeria merge to expand e-commerce businesses

  Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

  17th July 2020

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  Developers, Startups, TC Insights

  Inside Nigeria’s Technical Talent Landscape in the last ten years

  Olanrewaju Odunowo

  15th July 2020

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  Developers, Startups, TC Insights

  Deep Dive: Nigeria’s Technical Talent Landscape from 1963 to 2018

  Olanrewaju Odunowo

  14th July 2020

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  Long Reads, News, Startups

  How MAX is scaling its mobility solutions despite Lagos Okada ban

  Abubakar Idris

  9th July 2020

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  Startups

  Meet Dellyman, a logistics platform with an interesting aggregator model

  Abubakar Idris

  30th June 2020

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  Business, FinTech, Long Reads, Mobile, News, Startups

  Exclusive: OPay’s core payments business is still growing

  Abubakar Idris

  11th June 2020

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  Business, FinTech, Internet, News, Startups

  Inside the wave of disruption sweeping Nigeria’s sluggish insurance industry

  Abubakar Idris

  10th June 2020

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  Business, News, Startups

  Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance invests $200,000 in two Nigerian startups; MAX and Releaf Group

  Abubakar Idris

  8th June 2020

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  Startups

  Women-led companies are not having a good 2020 so far in terms of funding

  Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

  25th May 2020

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  Business, News, Startups

  Nigerian agric company, Tomato Jos raises €3.9 million for irrigation and processing plant

  Alexander Onukwue

  20th May 2020

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  Business, Internet, News, Ridesharing, Startups

  Gokada finds new growth in logistics thanks to a previous success story in Bangladesh

  Abubakar Idris

  18th May 2020

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  Internet, News, Startups

  Novastar closes $108 million fund to invest in Anglophone Africa

  Abubakar Idris

  14th May 2020

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  Business, FinTech, News, Startups

  After raising $10 million, Helium Health will offer loans to hospitals across Africa

  Abubakar Idris

  13th May 2020

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  Femtech

  Africa’s femtech sector is nascent but promising

  Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

  27th April 2020

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  FinTech, News, Startups

  After having a fantastic 2019, the year 2020 has been tough for OPay

  Abubakar Idris

  24th April 2020

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  Business, Ecosystem, Media, News, Startups

  Nigerian media company, Stears raises $600,000 seed round funding

  Abubakar Idris

  22nd April 2020

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  African Tech Roundup, Business, Internet, Mobile, News, Startups

  Iyin Aboyeji’s Future Africa Fund might be the future of fundraising in Africa

  Abubakar Idris

  18th April 2020

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  Business, News, Policy, Startups

  Nigerian government sets up special committee to support struggling startups

  Abubakar Idris

  7th April 2020

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  Business, Ecosystem, Government, News, Policy, Startups

  Nigeria’s lockdown is hurting logistics businesses

  Abubakar Idris

  3rd April 2020

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  Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, News, Startups

  Nigerian crowdfunding startups are finally coming under heavy regulation

  Abubakar Idris

  1st April 2020

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  Business, Mobile, News, Startups

  Meet EasyBuy, another fintech backed by Transsion

  Abubakar Idris

  31st March 2020

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  Business, FinTech, Mobile, News, Startups

  One of Nigeria’s biggest banks, GTBank is restructuring to take on the fintech industry

  Abubakar Idris

  26th March 2020

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  Business, Features, FinTech, Mobile, News, Startups

  Will card payments disappear in the nearest future?

  Abubakar Idris

  25th March 2020

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  Business, Internet, News, Startups

  In Africa, private equity firms are reducing their funding sizes to target startups

  Abubakar Idris

  24th March 2020

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  Policy, Startups

  This startup has supplied over 12 million paper bags to businesses across Africa

  Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

  23rd March 2020